Found 2,266 investors
Jan Koum
China
Mr. Wang Jianlin is the Founder & serves as Chairman at Dalian Wanda Group. He is also a Co-Founder of Prometheus Capital. He served in the Army between 1970 and 1986, at which time he was appointed Office Director of the Xigang District Government in Dalian. He has served as Chairman of the Dalian Wanda Group since 1989. He has previously served as a deputy to the 17th National Congress of the Communist Party of China. He was also a member of the 11th Chinese People's Political Consultative Conference Standing Committee and has also served as a Vice Chair of the 11th Congress of the All-China Federation of Industry and Commerce. He currently serves as Vice Chair of the China Charity Confederation; Vice Chair of the China Folk Chamber of Commerce; Vice Chair of the China Enterprise Confederation and the China Enterprise Directors Association as well as Vice Chair of the China General Chamber of Commerce. Mr. Jianlin has been honored with several awards for outstanding achievements in business management and corporate social responsibility. He has twice been recognized as CCTV's Chinese Economic Person of the Year, both in 2008 and 2012. He has also received three China Charity Awards from the Ministry of Civil Affairs in 2005, 2008 and 2013. In 2013, he was awarded the title of Honorary President of the China Charity Federation. He was awarded Outstanding Individual for Poverty Alleviation by the State Council in 2014. He was recognized as Asia's richest man by Bloomberg in April 2015, and mainland China's wealthiest individual by Forbes in 2015. In 2015, he begins to serve as the Vice Chair of the Global Advisory Council of Harvard University. He is also an Angel Investor.
Individual/Angel
Jan Sturesson
India
Mr. Ananth Sankarnarayanan is a Co-Founder and serves as the Chief Executive Officer at Medlife. He is the Founder and serves as Chief Executive Officer and Board Member at Mensa Brands. Previously, he served as Board Member at Medlife. He is an Angel Investor. Mr. Sankarnarayanan serves as the Chief Executive Officer at Myntra and Jabong. He was appointed as Myntra's CEO in July 2015 and Jabong in July 1016. He was previously a director at McKinsey where he worked for 15 years across four offices-Chicago, Shanghai, Taipei, and Chennai. He was responsible for leading the product development practice in Asia. He has a bachelor's degree in engineering from the University of Madras and a master's in industrial engineering and operations research from the University of Michigan. He is on the industry advisory board of the University of Michigan's Tauber Institute.
Individual/Angel
Jarkko Wartiovaara
United States
Mr. Shay Hasson serves as Managing Partner at Wekix. He is also an angel investor. He has more than 25 years of entrepreneurial experience leading technology and media companies. Hasson founded the Clementina Group in the US in 1999 with the vision of merging technology with the creative and marketing disciplines in order to provide uniquely integrated creative and marketing to OTV (Over the Top TV) application solutions. As an entrepreneur, Hasson has founded several companies, including a UK-based professional services firm, a US-based Internet marketing company, and Wekix Capital, an early-stage investment fund in the UK and Israel. Hasson currently serves on the boards of clementina.net, SideKick, Wishi.me, DesignPAX, and others. Hasson was also recently nominated as one of The 100 Leaders accelerating the companies of tomorrow.
Individual/Angel
Jason Child
Hungary
Dr. Attila Varkonyi serves as Board Member at Omixon and Kinepict. He serves as Board Member at SigmaDrugs. Globally experienced high-tech consultant, executive, entrepreneur, venture capitalist and innovation policy maker - with an excellent understanding of both the US (Silicon Valley) and the European business environment. From 1991 as a founding member of the regional management team Attila played a significant role in growing German software company SAP's Silicon Valley based Western Region ( 13 states ) & Mexico operations from 5 to 300 in personnel and 0 to USD 300M revenue, selling to / working with key clients Apple, HP, Microsoft, Intel, Chevron, etc. Since 1996 he has been a Silicon Valley / London / Budapest based entrepreneur and angel investor with several successful exits to global companies. As part of his strong non-profit commitment Attila co-funds / manages the Bolyai Award - Hungary's leading scientific prize and 2007-2010 was non-exec chairman of the Hungarian government's USD 200M / year R&D grant fund. He also serves as a Partner at Fast Ventures.
Individual/Angel
Jason Kreuziger
United States
Mr. Leslie Lane is an Angel Investor. Mr. Leslie Lane served as Board Member at Blue Nile. He also seves as Advisor at LifeQ. Previously, he served as Operating Partner at Altamont Capital Partners. He served as the Vice President and Managing Director of the Nike Foundation at Nike, Inc., a leading designer, marketer and distributor of authentic athletic footwear, apparel, equipment and accessories, from June 2010 to April 2011. From October 2006 to June 2010, he served as Vice President and General Manager of Global Running for Nike, Inc. From March 2004 to October 2006, he served as the Director of Nike Global Footwear Finance and Strategic Planning and, from March 2003 to March 2004, he served as the Director of Nike Subsidiaries. From 1998 to 2002, Lane held various positions at Roll International Corporation, a private holding company, including serving as the Chief Operating Officer of PomWonderful LLC, the Chief Financial Officer of Paramount Citrus, and the Vice President of Strategy of Roll International Corporation. From 1990 to 1998, Lane was a consultant with Bain & Company. He holds an M.A. in Chemistry from Oxford University and an M.B.A. from Harvard University.
Individual/Angel
Javier Martín Chocarro
Barcelona, Catalonia, Spain
Javier Martín Chocarro - Shareholder @ Appszoom
Individual/Angel
Javier Soltero
San Francisco, California, United States
Javier Soltero is CEO & Co-Founder of Acompli. Prior to starting Acompli, Javier was at VMware where he was CTO of SaaS & Application S...
Individual/Angel
Jayanta Basu
United States
Mr. Jitendra Saxena serves as Board Member at DataRobot. He served as Board Member at Actifio. H serves as Board Member at Evergage. His most recent venture was Netezza Corporation which he founded in the year 2000. Prior to Netezza, Mr. Saxena was Founder and CEO of Applix. He received his B.Tech. in Electrical Engineering from IIT Bombay in 1966. Later, he obtained MS from Michigan State University and earned an MBA from Boston University. He is currently a member of TiE Boston Board and serves on the boards of several high technology companies in Massachusetts. He is an Angel Investor.
Individual/Angel
Jayson Punwani
Raleigh, North Carolina, United States
Jayson joined Pappas Ventures in 2011 as an intern, while in business school at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. While in bu...
Investment Partner
Jay Zeschin
United States
Mr. Max Schireson serves as Executive in Residence at Battery Ventures. He serves as Board Member at Interana. He also served as Board Member at Cray. He served as CEO at MongoDB. He served as President & Chief Executive Officer for his first few years with MongoDB. Prior to joining the company, he spent over seven years at MarkLogic, provider of a database for unstructured information, where he played a variety of executive roles including Chief Operating Officer. Under his leadership, MarkLogic ranked as the fourth fastest growing software company in Silicon Valley in Deloitte's 2008 Technology Fast 50. Before MarkLogic, Max spent nine years at Oracle where he served as Chief Applications Architect and Vice President, ECommerce and Self Service Applications.
Individual/Angel
Jay Zhao
United States
Ms. Stacey Sikes is an angel investor. She served as an Assistant Executive Director at Accelerate Long Island. She works with Executive Director Mark Lesko and the Accelerate Long Island Board to implement the organization's goals and objectives to further the creation of an innovation-based economy. As Deputy Chief of Staff to then-Brookhaven Supervisor Mark Lesko, Stacey assisted in developing the initial strategy for Accelerate Long Island. In 2010 Stacey joined Supervisor Mark Lesko's team, focusing primarily on economic development issues. Stacey assisted in the creation of the "Blight to Light" program to stimulate the redevelopment of blighted properties throughout the Town. She also managed the Ronkonkoma Hub Transit-Oriented Development, crafting a request for qualifications that resulted in the selection of a Master Developer for the 50 acre project and authored a successful $4 million grant application for the design of a regional sewage treatment plant. Stacey also served on the writers' committee for the Long Island Regional Economic Development Council, contributing to a strategic plan that was awarded $101 million in economic development grants for the region. Stacey previously served as Deputy Regional Representative to United States Senator Charles E. Schumer on Long Island and also served as Director of Special Projects to Nassau County Executive Thomas R. Suozzi. She worked with County Executive Suozzi on the New York State Commission on Property Tax Relief and the master plan for "New Suburbia," and coordinated the Nassau County Autism Coalition. Stacey received her Bachelor's and Master's Degrees from St. John's University, where she graduated Summa Cum Laude, received the "Gold Key" for the highest GPA in her major, and received a graduate Certificate of Excellence for her high GPA. She also served as an Adjunct Professor in the Government and Politics Department at St. John's University.
Individual/Angel
jdworks
India
Mr. Christopher Kolenaty is the Founder and serves as Partner at Snow Leopard Ventures. He serves as Board Member at GenePath Diagnostics, Good Juicery, LivQuik, Blue Tokai Coffee Roasters, and Stashfin. Since 2012, Chris has invested globally in a diverse range of industries including food & beverage, payments, lending, and consumer technology in businesses at the seed stage all the way through series A. He serves on the boards of the parent companies of Blue Tokai, Voylla, Quikwallet, Jugnoo, and Stashfin, among others. He is also on the boards of Kirloskar Integrated Technologies and Kloudq. Earlier, Chris was a Principal with Centerview Partners and an associate and analyst with Merrill Lynch in the Mergers & Acquisitions group. During his eight years as an investment banker, Chris advised on transactions valued over USD 100 billion in a diverse set of industries including consumer, healthcare, metals & mining and technology. Chris attended Brown University, from where he graduated Magna Cum Laude with an ScB in Applied Math/Economics and as a member of Phi Beta Kappa.
Individual/Angel
Jean-Baptiste Aviat
United States
Mr. Keith Derrington is an Angel Investor. He has drafted and prosecuted more than 500 patent applications, with patent subject matter including mechanical, chemical, electrical, software and medical devices. He has experience counseling clients in matters concerning existing patents, as well as developing strategies for the protection of intellectual property. He also participates in due diligence activities and negotiations for intellectual property matters related to mergers and acquisitions. In addition, Ron counsels U.S. and international clients in worldwide intellectual property ownership in the energy, oil and gas, transportation and aerospace and defense industries. He has prepared numerous opinions relating to patentability, infringement, validity and freedom to operate. Ron's ability to interact well with inventors emanates from his previous engineering experience as a licensed professional engineer. Prior to entering the legal field, he worked for 10 years as both an engineer in the design field and as a reliability engineer. While working as a reliability engineer, he provided technical engineering support for the Orbiter portion of the NASA Space Transportation System.
Individual/Angel
Jeanine Heller
New York, New York, United States
A forward thinking entrepreneur, marketing and brand strategist with an appetite to disrupt, create and reinvent products and experiences th...
Individual/Angel
Jed Swan
Singapore
Dr. Chun Chau is a Co-Founder and serves as Chief Scientist at Advance.ai. He is an Angel Investor. He also serves as a Partner & Head, Research at Crystal Horse Investments. Previously, he served as a Consulting/ Developing at Freelanced. He holds Ph.D. in mathematics and natural science from the University of Leiden. He received a Master of Applied Mathematics from the University of Technology Eindhoven, prior obtaining his double propedeuse in Applied Math and Computer Science.
Individual/Angel
Jeevan Gnanam
United States
Mr. Raghunandan Gangappa is the Founder of Zolve. He serves as Advisor at SEA Fund, BHIVE Workspace, and Board Member at Ninjacart. Previously, he Co-Founded and served as Chief Executive Officer and Director at Serendipity Infolabs. Prior to that, he served as Advisor at Wooplr. He holds a B.E. in Computer Science from National Institute of Technology Karnataka and has earned an M.B.A. from Indian Institute of Management Ahmedabad.
Individual/Angel
Jefferson Accelerator Zone
United States
Jefferson Accelerator Zone is an accelerator that advances commercialization of new technologies by supporting the members of the Jefferson community through superior services, mentorship, education, and partnerships in translating new discoveries into practical applications.
Accelerator
Incubator
Jeff Immelt
Boston, Massachusetts, United States
Jeff Immelt has held several global leadership positions since coming to GE in 1982, including roles in GE's Plastics, Appliances, and Healt...
Investment Partner
Individual/Angel
Jeffrey Keswin
United States
Mr. R. Douglas Kahn serves as Executive Chairman at CytoTronics. Mr. R. Douglas Kahn served as Chairman, President and Chief Executive Officer of TetraGenetics. He is a technology executive and entrepreneur with 30 years experience ranging from start-ups to large publicly traded companies. He served as Chairman and CEO of Ahura Scientific Corporation from 2003-2010. There he guided this manufacturer of handheld spectroscopic instruments from start-up to sale. The company was acquired by Thermo Fisher Scientific for approximately $190M. Prior to this, he was CEO of PanAmSat, the world's largest public satellite services company with annual revenues in excess of $800 million. Previously, he served as President and CEO of Easel Corporation, taking it from its early stage venture capital days through a successful IPO and four years beyond. He holds a BS in Engineering from Cornell University and an MBA from Stanford University. Doug currently serves as a Trustee of Olin College of Engineering, Needham, MA where he is also Chairman of the Investment Committee. He was a past recipient of the Entrepreneur of the Year award and the SBANE New Englander award for innovation and achievement. He served previously as Director of Advanced Visual Systems, ServiceSoft Corp, Rosh Intelligent Systems and others. He holds an MBA from Stanford University and a BS in operations research and industrial engineering from Cornell University.
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